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Blic Foundation's "Help" collects donations for children and their families affected by the floods in Serbia and Bosnia
Zurich (ots)
On an initiative from the Blic Foundation, the foundation run by the leading tabloid Blic, owned by the Ringier Axel Springer subsidiary in Serbia, the national and international relief action "Help" has been founded. Children and their families in particular are suffering from the effects of the flood. Donations will be used to benefit them. In addition, 1 dinar per copy of Blic sold will also go to the relief action. The editorial offices of the Ringier Axel Springer Group are supporting the campaign.
The editorial offices of all titles belonging to the Ringier Axel Springer Group are jointly supporting the Blic Foundation's relief action. Among others, the leading tabloids Fakt, the magazines Newsweek Polska, Forbes, Przegl?d Sportowy and the online portal Onet.pl in Poland. In Slovakia, the leading daily Nový ?as, along with the magazines ?ivot and Eva and the online portal Azet.sk are taking part.
The initiative is also supported by Ringier AG titles, such as Blick, Blick am Abend and Sonntagsblick in Switzerland. Blikk, Nemzeti Sport, Népszabadság and hot! In Hungary and Libertatea in Romania.
During a TV fundraising gala last Friday evening on Serbian television (TV Prva), the Blic Foundation collected further donations amounting 21 million Dinar (about 180.000 EUR).
Further information about the "HELP" relief campaign can be found at: www.blic.rs/help.
For donations from Switzerland the following account was set up:
Post office giro account number 50-32-6 (Ringier AG, 4800 Zofingen) Keyword: «Serbia/Bosnia Flood Victims» IBAN CH16 09000000 5000 0032 6
About Ringier Axel Springer Media AG
Ringier Axel Springer Media AG was founded in 2010 by the Swiss Ringier AG and the German Axel Springer SE and bundles the activities of both shareholders in Central and Eastern Europe. The company operates in the growth markets of Poland, Slovakia and Serbia with a broad range of media services, comprising more than 100 online and print products. The company's registered offices are in Zurich and it employs a total of about 2300 employees.
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